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Jan 19, 2015

Suicide Gene Therapy: The Genetic "Kill Switch" What it is? Suicide gene therapy is based on the introduction of a viral or a bacterial gene into tumor cells, which allows the conversion of a non-toxic compound into a lethal drug. Basically suicide gene therapy also known as Gene Directed Enzyme/Prodrug therapy (G...

Jan 14, 2015

Immense Growth Potential in the Gene Therapy Market! DelveInsight has launched its Gene Therapy Report: “Gene Therapy Insight: Pipeline Assessment, Market Trend, Technology and Competitive Landscape”. These Reports are the outcome of very best analytical abilities and diligent market research amalgamated with opin...

Jan 08, 2015

Only a hundred and fifty years have passed since Gregor Mendel’s discovery of simple Mendelian inheritance. In a remarkably short amount of time humans have achieved such impressive feats as sequencing the entire human genome and gaining understanding of the causes of most genetic disease. Now that researchers have ...

Jan 07, 2015

Many companies have tried over the years to find a way to reverse the course of crippling neurodegenerative disorders like Huntington’s but have failed. Fortunately, Gene therapy has proven to be an answer to a wide range of serious neurodegenerative disorders like Huntington’s, and Parkinson’s etc. The HD gene vs...

Jan 06, 2015

Gene Therapy: The “Big Value” Market! Gene therapy has been under scientific research for over 2 decades, but viable therapies have yet to gain commercial acceptance due to safety and delivery-related issues. However, Pfizer’s move and some other recent developments in the industry suggest that the therapy may be ...

Dec 30, 2014

Gene Therapy: Eye for the cure! Recent technical advances have led to the demonstration of the molecular basis of various ocular diseases. Gene transfer into ocular tissues has been demonstrated with growing functional success and may develop into a new therapeutic tool for clinical ophthalmology.  There are pr...

Dec 30, 2014

Gene Therapy to “target” Hematological disorders! About Hematological disorders Hematology is the study of blood in health and disease. It includes problems with the red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets, blood vessels, bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen, and the proteins involved in bleeding and clotting (h...

Dec 30, 2014

Gene Therapy’s “expanding” role in Respiratory disorders! About Respiratory disorders Respiratory disorders encompasses pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange possible in higher organisms, and includes conditions of the upper respiratory tract, trachea, bronchi, bronchioles...

Dec 29, 2014

Gene Therapy: The “Hope” for Immunologic disorders! About Immunologic disorders Immunological disorders are a dysfunction of the immune system. These disorders cause abnormally low activity or overactivity of the immune system. In cases of immune system overactivity, the body attacks and damages its own tissues. T...

Dec 29, 2014

Gene Therapy to “heal” Cardiovascular disorders! Coronary artery disease, heart failure, and cardiac arrhythmias are major causes of morbidity and mortality in the developed countries. Pharmacologic drugs and device therapies have multiple limitations, and there exists an unmet need for improved clinical outcomes ...